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Nebraska Women's Basketball Fights Off Lindenwood

The Huskers had to put together a strong second half to hold off a scrappy Lindenwood Lions team.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska guard Callin Hake drives against Lindenwood.
Nebraska guard Callin Hake drives against Lindenwood. / Nebraska Athletics
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Nebraska women's basketball had to do a little more work than many thought going into the game Tuesday.

The Huskers (7-1) needed a strong second half to fight off the Lindenwood Lions (4-3), 69-48. This was the first meeting all-time between the two programs.

Lindenwood came out shooting the ball well, making 6-of-13 3s to propel themselves to a 30-27 lead at the half. That lead could have been more, but Nebraksa closed on a 6-0 run.

To begin the third quarter, the Huskers grabbed the lead with a 7-2 run. NU would not trail again.

With 6:54 to play, Lindenwood made a shot to cut the deficit to four points. That was the final basket the Lions would make, as the Huskers closed the game on an 18-1 run.

Nebraska shot 45.4% for the game, including 6-of-22 on 3s. Lindenwood finished shooting 30.9%, making 7-of-25 from deep. The visitors went just 1-for-12 on 3s in the second half.

Britt Prince led the Husker scoring with 14 points. Callin Hake chipped in 12 points and six rebounds.

Alexis Markowski had just three points at halftime, but finished with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds. She also blocked four shots.

Nebraska opens Big Ten Conference play Sunday against Minnesota. Tip from Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 1 p.m. CST on Big Ten Network.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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